- Morocco's Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, a billionaire petrol baron, is facing a growing online campaign demanding he step down as fuel prices -- and energy firms' profits -- surge. The government of the North African kingdom, which is heavily reliant on oil imports, insists it is doing its best to...
Saad Hariri, former PM of Lebanon, quits politics
Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri announced Monday he would not run in upcoming parliamentary elections and was withdrawing from political life. The 51-year-old three-time premier announced his decision during a press conference in the capital Beirut.



